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Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > and to top it off, looking like a FREE ATM will be > installed !!! Crikey - that made me snort my tea up my nose with sheer excitement! WHERE?

canela Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > also bear in mind (as you can see from searching > threads on the forum) that there a lot of parents > with children at Heber who are very happy with the > school. Ofsted is not everything. I'll second this. Despite the 'myth' of choice these days, I looked around a lot of schools because we weren't sure where we were going to be living and put them on the list based on where I thought my son would 'fit' best and be happiest - this was not the one with the 'best' OFSTED report. Hard, of course, to add this into the equation before they're born...

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bah, and I hoped this was going to be another pop > at hipsters!! > > You should realise by now that the sense of humour > well, when it comes to (infinte, interminable) > cycling threads, long since ran dry. PLEASE feel free to have a pop at hipsters - I'me sure that would have 'legs'... drainpipe'd cropped trouser legs maybe but ...

ON another note, sad the Nunhead one's died a death... but then again soudns like it never 'came to life' anyway.

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > red devil Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The onus is also on cyclists to look out for > the > > zombies... > > > Exactly my point. > > The bike lane looks like a pavement so you cannot > blame pedestrians that walk into it without > looking. I've done it myself on more than one > occasion. > > And you are right hpsaucey, I don't have much of a > sense of humour as far as cyclists are concerned. > I've been nearly run over by them too many times > when crossing diagonally with the green man at > traffic lights because a lot of them think the red > light doesn't apply to them. Point taken - it's a shame the 'bad one's give the rest of us a bad name... I was enjoying the zombies analogy though, and all categories - foot/bike and vehicle were being nicely targeted. My bug bear is where the curb's been extended out turning off Rye Lane near the Rye Hotel. All the buses now go OVER it as it juts out so far.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's really irksome is that investor's get tax > breaks. > Didn't know that - shocking!

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are no zombies in Peckham. > > Blame Southwark council for making the bike lane > look like a pavement. > > If you can't cope with it, I suggest you return to > the planet you came from. What a shame - I'm sure zombies would have more of a sense of humour or am I missing yours here???

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "It didn't seem to have occured to her that we > were looking for a place to live in not an > investment." > > in a nutshell right there > > Everyone is viewing it as an investment market and > not a residnetial market Spot on, but makes me so mad! We - eventually - raked up enough to buy a shared ownership property last year. It's our HOME and I wake up grateful for it every single day. All we ever wanted was somewhere to live. I know there are 'logical' reasons for people buying as an investment, but when people who want a property just to bloody live in are priced out by those looking for immediate investment/profit it sucks quite frankly. H

luciam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've now rung my local surgery three times without > success. I'm very keen for my 2 and a half year > old to be seen by a speech therapist. My local > surgery apparently used to do a drop-in clinic but > not any more. They don't seem to be able to tell > me how to organise this. Can anyone help? I'm in > SE19 rather than ED. HI there - you can also just drop in at Sunshine House and there's someone from Contact a Family on the desk there to give advice about the best way to get a referral. Can't remember if they're there every day though, but you could probably ring them too.

I'm 'just visiting' your thread as I am hopefully, a few years away from this, although I've already spotted teenager traits in some of the girls in my son's Year 4 class... Wondering if a thread is enough - maybe it needs a whole new section to itself.

Yunna - sadly you are right - people seem to talk to each other on here in a way they would never dream of (hopefully) in person. Sometimes the forum can be a poisonous place to be.... Equally - sometimes it can be hard to resist being dragged in to it. Anyway - I'm off post now, so I'll stop.

root Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hpsaucey Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Lots of emotive language here as this topic > always > > generates. Yes lots of studies have debunked > > concerns. But then again, people used to use > > asbestos because it was thought to be safe and > > used to put their children under UV lamps for > its > > 'health-giving benefits'. > > > > Times change, science changes and what we know > and > > understand changes - although people often have > > short memories - so I don't personally think > its > > as black and white as many suggest and am sorry > > the issue sometimes brings out dismissive > > language. > > > > HP > > And after the woo, the hysteria, and the > conspiracies come the deepities. > > Science doesn't change. Our understanding of > science improves, and whereas in the Victorian age > every man and his dog could come up with a > concoction they call an elixir nowadays we have > research laboratories, overseeing health services, > and independent teams who shred other people's > work so that (while it's not perfect) what makes > sense gets adopted, improved on, and so forth. It > is not perfect. There are financial iterests, > lobbying, research bias, but it's our job to make > it better not turn the clocks back to 1685. > > Incidentally the MMR vaccine has been around since > the late 60s / early 70s, so we have quite a lot > of data about it. > > And yes, harsh words are in order. Not just out > of frustration in the face of wilful stupidity, > but out of the wreckless endangerment of putting > other people's health, including the lives of > other people's children at risk. That is the > simple bottom line. I repeat, in case you missed > it. The unvaccinated population are not just > increasing their risk of disease, but above all, > they are increasing the risk of exposure to those > whose immunity is compromised. Re: the first para: AH - the Whig 'progress' view of things...although admittedly yes I wrote in haste you are right science doesn't change but then does our interpretation and understanding of science always change for the better? Doubt it. I'm pretty sure a dose of natural curiosity/cynicism is good whichever 'side' you're on. And I repeat - there are some for whom medical reasons make whether or not to vaccinate a far more agonising decision, but then I'm sure that we've gone over and over all of this many times, and giving the benefit of the doubt - maybe this is what you mean by putting other people's children at risk.

fazer71 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Heathrow trial respite zones see link. > > > > http://www.heathrowairport.com/static/Heathrow_Noi > se/Downloads/PDF/Early_morning_noise_respite_trial > .pdf > > > Please sign this .. Gov petition > http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/47098 Thanks for the link. Have signed and shared..

Lots of emotive language here as this topic always generates. Yes lots of studies have debunked concerns. But then again, people used to use asbestos because it was thought to be safe and used to put their children under UV lamps for its 'health-giving benefits'. Times change, science changes and what we know and understand changes - although people often have short memories - so I don't personally think its as black and white as many suggest and am sorry the issue sometimes brings out dismissive language. HP

dansus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > PeckhamRose Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Yeah well we know your thinking. > > I can't wait to see it and had a sneak peak > today, > > I don't think much has been done recently! > Maybe > > he's got another one on the go! > > Hello all, ive been helping the Morganico with the > project and a local resident. Things have taken > longer than expected and is the only project of > this type hes working on. Some aspects are weather > dependant, so has slowed things down at times, but > he is there at all hours come rain or shine to get > it completed asap. There is a hard deadline of > late Feb, so not long now. > > Some additions to the project requiring extra > material and heavy moving gear is also required, > which all adds to the fun. It will be a striking > object, whether you like it or not is of course > down to personal taste. Whatever your thoughts, i > do think it will become a strong landmark for the > area and its influence on the community will only > be understood in the years to come. > > There are other aspects to it which i cant go into > yet, but i can tell you the cost of the project is > a lot less than you might imagine, and infact has > cost Morganico more money to complete than CGS are > paying. > > Will update with more when we know the unveiling > date, which is decided by the council. Hi there - thanks for the update. Really looking forward to seeing it finished. Keep going by on foot/on the bus with my kids and we get tantalising glimpses of it. I can imagine it's cost a lot to do - time/resource. Looking forward to the unveiling. H

etta166 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hellosailor Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I've always wondered if vaccines are totally > safe, > > why there is a whole government dept dedicated > to > > paying out compensation for those seriously > > disabled by vaccinations each year. Perhaps you > > can shed some light on it Root? > > > > > > https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment > > > > > https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibil > > > ity > > Of course they are not completely safe. Nothing > is. They are just much less risky than > contracting the diseases that they protect > against. It's a risk assessment question whether > to vaccinate or not - you just have to weigh up > the risks of vaccinating against the risk of not > vaccinating. For most people the risk assessment > is very clearly in favour of vaccinating. > > and Quids, polio hasn't been irradicated > everywhere yet. Got to agree - for most, but not ALL, weighing up would be in favour of vaccinating. I think there are some cases where its not clear cut either way - that's were the poor parent's got a really hard decision to make. H

My friend's daughter spent two years up to the age of 3 sucking her favourite toy monkey's arm. She had about 10 so that when one got dirty they could replace it with another. Perhaps you can find a substitute? Or could he suck a bit that doesn't get dirty - wrist/ skin on top of hand? It's evidently giving him comfort/pleasurable in some way.

lousmith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Hpsaucy. Spin painting can be done anytime > we're open, which at the moment is Thursday Friday > and Saturday. > Screen printing parties are booked in advance and > are held after school and weekends. For further > information phone the shop on 0208 613 1323. > Lou. HI there - thanks for the reply. Will be visiting ... H

I've had similar reservations to Medusa above. With my second, he's actually had the first round, but I had heard that you could get a test done to see if the first round of jabs had left them with enough immunity to warrant holding off on the second jab. Somewhere in London does the testing - although I don't know what your local GP would say if you asked to have their immunity tested before going for the second jab but I don't think they offer it. Not looked into it further to assess it properly though. H

Hi there Mrs TP, Might be worthwhile going along to one of the Dawn Chorus bird walks usually on later in the year - Peckham Rye Park/One Tree Hill and other places. I took my son along and we couldn't believe just how many types of bird are actually living in Peckham Rye Park. H

BundaberG Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know of a person who captures them and once > caged they fatten them up on lots and lots of lard > so they can't walk any more then releases them > back onto the streets so all the cats can eat them God - that's a bit 'Royston Vasey'! You're joking no?

This sounds great. Do you need to book or can you just turn up?? H

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OK I now live in East East Dulwich. > When the cartogrophers were drawing the official > line between USA and Canada they came to a little > farmhouse and asked the guy which side of the line > he'd like them to place him on. He said Stick me > on the USA side, I'm sick of these cold Canadian > winters. Very good!

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Do people get the same about birdsong and > chickens in the countryside????? " > > strangely yes, when I was living in Wiltshire a > couple of years ago a mate was complainig badly > about the Saturday morning bell-ringing at the > local medieval church, he thoight it was > outrageous and should be banned ! > > Regarding airplane noise - what Penguin said. > Perhaps you need some bigger problems - to > distract you from annoyance over plane noise. Lol - I have plenty of big problems already. In fact the aircraft noise was stopping me sorting one of them out... But seriously - some great ideas here - esp. the missile launching.... I have a 'hot thought' record sheet somewhere - perhaps that together with a bit of yoga. OR, could just open some wine and maybe then howl at the moon which was looking rather beautiful earlier.

Well - I'm now officially obsessed. Been desperately listening in vain all evening for a noiseless space between planes - but before one fades then next one's coming in. ARGHH! I remember rolling my eyes at my sister when she visited 5 years ago when, every time a plane came over she'd say 'Oooh, another one!' - currently remembering the relative peace and quiet of those halcyon days fondly. Bloody Heathrow. Bloody planes. Do people get the same about birdsong and chickens in the countryside????? H